kyrrsetning

Icelandic

Etymology

From kyrrsetja +‎ -ing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈcʰɪr.sɛhtniŋk/

Noun

kyrrsetning f (genitive singular kyrrsetningar, nominative plural kyrrsetningar)

  1. (law) freezing (of money or other assets)
    kyrrsetning eigna
    freezing of property
  2. (law, shipping) arrest, detention (of ships or cargo)
    Synonyms: þvingunarvistun, hald

Declension

Declension of kyrrsetning (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kyrrsetning kyrrsetningin kyrrsetningar kyrrsetningarnar
accusative kyrrsetningu kyrrsetninguna kyrrsetningar kyrrsetningarnar
dative kyrrsetningu kyrrsetningunni kyrrsetningum kyrrsetningunum
genitive kyrrsetningar kyrrsetningarinnar kyrrsetninga kyrrsetninganna

Derived terms

  • aflétta kyrrsetningu (“to lift a detention”)
  • kyrrsetningargreiðsla (“retention allowance”)
  • kyrrsetningarhlutfall (“retention rate”)
  • reglur um kyrrsetningu (“detentions”)
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